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2-Days Fundamental Cell Culture and MTT Assay Demonstration Workshop @ UPM

Prima Nexus co-organised a two-day fundamental cell culture and MTT assay demonstration workshop with the Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), on 7 and 8 November 2018.

· Workshop · Co-organised by Prima Nexus

Workshop participants and trainers stand in a row for a group photo
Participants and trainers of the cell culture and MTT assay workshop, UPM, November 2018.

About the workshop

Dr Tham Chau Ling and Dr Yong Yoke Keong of UPM, with a Prima Nexus representative, covered the basics of cell culture, aseptic technique, cell culture safety, passaging, cryopreservation, cell counting and the MTT assay, which measures how a compound affects the survival of cells. The workshop ran in the Laboratory of Human Anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Prima Nexus’s part

Prima Nexus co-organised the workshop with the Department of Human Anatomy. For Prima Nexus’s research support today, see the research platforms page.

More of our work with UPM.

Read the story: From skin cells to the MTT assay: Prima Nexus and cell culture workshops at four Malaysian universities in 2018.

About Prima Nexus

Founded in 2014, Prima Nexus Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian research, scientific consulting and integrated research support company advancing scientific discovery and healthcare innovation. We provide end-to-end research solutions, from early-stage discovery and experimental design to cell-based studies, preclinical animal testing, clinical trials and commercialization. Our multidisciplinary expertise spans genomics, genetic applications, proteomics, molecular biology, stem cell research, bioinformatics and clinical research. Through strategic collaborations with universities, research institutions, industry and global technology partners, we connect scientific expertise and advanced technologies to accelerate research into real-world applications. We also run hands-on training for researchers across Malaysia. More about Prima Nexus.

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